Tombstone epitaph., 1887-10-01
MINING MATTERS.
GROUND HOG MINING COMPANY.
Developments in the South End of the Distric, and All Along the Line-Many New
 Locations Being Made.

The mining revival in Tombstone gives constant evidence of increased volume and permanency Along the mineral belt, from the Silver Thread south to the Ground Hog, a distance of nearly five miles, there is more activity, and by far a greater number of men employed than have been seen in the past three years A sure sign of the mining boom is shown in the County Recorders office, where location notices are filed for record. Much vacant ground is being taken up, and many old prospects located in mere prosperous times and allowed to lapse, have been relocated. The late strikes in the Silver Thread and North Point, which conclusively show that the mineral belt passes beneath the wash and lava beds to the northeast of the camp, have centered interest in that direction, and the result has been that many locations have been made in that section in the past two weeks, and some of the owners have started to work energetically. The EPITApH will watch their developments with interest.
 GROUND HOG.
 The arrival in the camp this week of A. H. Kelsey, of Pittsburg, a well-known capitalist and mining man, presages greater activity in the Ground Hog prop. critics, which have long been considered among the best in the district. MT. Kelsey is president of the Ground Hcg Mining Company, an Arizona corpora ton, which owns the Ground Hog, Ground Hog No. 2, Missouri and Side Line mines; besides this week the com pany bonded the Eden Lass, an adjoin- ing claim, from T. F. Hudson and H. T. Fisher, the latter being superinten- dent of the company. The Ground Hog is developed by three shafts, the main shaft being 333 feet deep and the two others 200 respectively, at which level they are connected by drifts 74o feet in length. A fault in the vein between the 200 and 300 levels caused the company much uneasiness, but after 200 feet of crosscutting on the 300 level the slip has been located, and the mine never looked one-half as well as it does now. A wnze from the second level, 95 feet from the main shaft, was started down on ore, and to-day depth of 69 feet has been reached and nothing but ore can be seen on every side, and that of very good grade. Connection will be made soon as possible with the third level, B feet distant. A drift will be started at once into Eden Lass ground from the 200 level of the Ground Hog. The main shaft will be sunk to water level, esti- mated to be about 100 feet below present workings, and fourth level started. When that is properly opened up the company will talk about reduction works, and not before. Such conservative methods go to prove that the company is controlled by clear.headed men, who know what legitimate mining means. The mine has already yielded S24,ooo in bullion for its fortunate owners, and be- sides has 1900 tons of ore on the dumps, all produced in the natural course of de- velopment. Little or no stoping has been done. It is evidently milling proposition, and yet much lead ore has been extracted which averages IIo ounces silver and 3S per cent lead. The com pany is close corporation; stock is not quoted, and none is for sale.
 OMEGA.
 About the first of August, M. ]. Sul- livan and Edward Koch, of Chicago, bought this property on bond held by w. B. Benson, for the small sum of S6,ooo. At that time the only develop ment was an So foot shaft. Since then force of men have been at work, and the results have proven more than satis- factory. The shalt was continued to a depth of Io5 feet, crosscut run to the hanging wall, 2S feet distant, all in ledge matter, and a winze has been sunk 20 feet in ore. In the past two days a much better grade of ore has been coming in, which some experts pronounce sand carbonate. Superintendent Benson con siders it an important strike, and is con- sequently jubilant.
 PONY EXPRESS.
 Wm. Clancy, with others,!has relocated the Excelsior mine under the name o Pony Express, and claims to have this week uncovered an eight foot ledge o quartz carrying horn silver. The property is situated northeast of town about ( mile, and is on the strike of the Conten ton lode. Messrs. Mcclellan ant Young also have good prospects in the vicinity.
 | LUCKY CUSS.
 ! The new shaft is now down sixty fee in country rock. The fine ore body de. veloped from the prospect shaft furthe west will be tapped at depth of 2s feet. The Girard hoisting machiner,